Posts by Kyle Riley

Aruba has a new Embarkation and Disembarkation Program. Prior to Aruba travel you can now fill out your documents online. Thanks to one of our Members for sharing this info:

Aruba’s Online Embarkation & Disembarkation Program

Aruba is ready and waiting to extend its warmest greetings in welcoming you to the island and on your way to an unforgettable vacation experience. In the effort to facilitate your travel to Aruba, the Aruban Immigration Authority in collaboration with the Aruba Tourism Authority offer the first “bon bini” in the form of Aruba’s online Embarkation and Disembarkation (ED) program.

This program offers you the opportunity to fill out the ED-card online as a convenient ahead-of-time alternative to the existing ED-card that is handed out on board all flights to Aruba. Just like the existing ED-card, the application of the online ED-card is free of charge.

If you need to rent a baby crib to use during your timeshare stay, please contact Jasmin. They have 3 crib sizes available. In addition to babysitting services, Jasmin offers car seats rentals. stroller rentals and high chair rentals.

Thanks to everyone who asked me to share pictures of the Seaside Homes Exotic Seaside Retreat in Norfolk VA. Our local Builders Association sponsors a home show every fall which showcases homes in one neighborhood and is open to the public for 16 days. This year it returned to the neighborhood we build in for the 3rd time so as the grand finale to our show home days, we took on building a Bayfront Home. In the 30 year history of Homearama there has never been a Bayfront Home in Homearama. Our home sits on 120′ of bayfront right on the Chesapeake Bay. We won 16 of the 18 awards with 13 being Gold.

For those of you who want to see pictures and the video, I am attaching the link to our website, articles and pictures. The video is on the awards page. Thanks to all who have asked to see the house.

House 10, the $1.695 million Exotic Seaside Retreat built by Seaside Homes, has many breathtaking features, but its crafty outdoor room created by landscape architect Jane Cantin really caught my imagination. The hard-scaped space, which borders an East Beach common area, offers an intriguing combination of privacy and breath-taking views. Furnished as a dining area for Homearama, it’s like a secret garden bordered with high evergreen hedges where you can retreat for privacy, but you can paradoxically see everything that’s going on around you. – Lia Russell, correspondent

How many times have you found yourself struggling to the luggage carousel at the airport with a pack-n-play,baby crib,car seat, and stroller? There is nothing more stressful than lugging baby equipment along with everything else you have to take to simply to leave your home. TBC-ARUBA has a full-service baby equipment rental company, delivers the comforts of home straight to your hotel room.
Our primary goal is to overcome the challenges parents face by providing an unparalleled service for babies and young children while traveling.

Tender Babysitters Care currently operates in several Hotels in Aruba.
As a fully insured company, every staff member is background checked and many are National Child Passenger Safety Technicians.Every product and service Tender Babysitters Care offers is meticulously researched and tested prior to its offering,therefore ensuring an exceptional and safe experience every time.

Our team is comprised of professional, entrepreneurial parents who understand first-hand the needs of our clients, allowing us to provide the personal service your family deserves!

Whether you rent crib or a double stroller for your trip to an amusement park or the beach, you can rest easy knowing that you are using the highest quality equipment available. We offer a wide variety of popular name brand items,specializing in renting baby pack ‘n play, cribs, car seats, strollers, high chairs, toys and much more.

Don’t let the stress of travel slow you and your family down. Tender Babysitters Care is there for every step of your vacation. Request a quote today e-mail us at info@tbcaruba.com

Tender Babysitters Care Aruba is a wonderful new babysitting service offered on the island. Jasmin, who works in accounting at the Riu heads up this company. For members with small children or grandchildren this will be a welcome service.

All Inclusive meal plans are available to RPC members and guest. The All Inclusive option is as follows:

If you buy the All Inclusive for a minimum of 6 days, the price is $85.00 per adult per day (all inclusive always ends on Friday which is checkout). Children 0 – 3 are free, Children 4 – 12 $38.00 per day and 13 years and up $85.00 per day.

The All-inclusive includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and all the drinks at the 4 bars on the property. It also includes the Espresso Bar and Sports Bar which is open 24 hours.

With the whole week package you may eat in any of the 5 restaurants. Specialty restaurants are first come starting at 6:30. The main restaurant is the Don Nicolas which is the buffet. Every night they offer a different theme.

In addition to the buffet there are 4 themed restaurants, Sayuri (Japanese), Milano (Italian), Nautilus (Steakhouse) and Krystal (Gourmet).

Timeshare members may only dine in the Themed restaurants when they purchase a full week All Inclusive Package. Room Service is also included which is a fixed menu. Room Service is only available if you have the full week All Inclusive Package.

To purchase All Inclusive, everyone registered to the timeshare unit must purchase the All Inclusive Plan. Timeshare members and guest may not purchase individually – it is all or no one.

The Riu also offers Day Passes which you can buy on a daily basis. The price is $95.00 per adult per day, $55.00 per child (4-12) per day (ending at 10:00 pm the same day of purchase). It includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks at the 4 bars on the property. With the Day Pass option, Dinner is only in Don Nicolas which is the buffet. The theme restaurants are not part of the Day Pass and are only available when you purchase the 6 or 7 day package. If you purchase a Day Pass, everyone registered to the timeshare unit must purchase a day pass. Meal Plans are all or no one. The Day Pass is sold daily at the front desk and may not be purchased in advance.

The Riu also offers breakfast, lunch and dinner vouchers, if you prefer to purchase meals individually. Individual meal vouchers are sold daily at the front desk and may not be purchased in advance.

Breakfast (adult) $25.00 – (child 4-12) $15.00

Lunch (adult) $35.00 – (child 4-12) $17.50

Dinner (adult) $55.00 – (child 4-12) $35.00

If you are not on the All Inclusive Plan, you may charge drinks to the room, only at the Pool Bar from 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM. To have the option of charging drinks at the pool bar, there is a $50.00 deposit due upon check in.

Activate telephone in the room : $20.00 phone deposit (by end of stay if this amount is not completely used, you will receive a refund. If phone call charges exceed the deposit, difference is due and payable at check out)

Purchase All Inclusive Meal Plan

Purchase daily housekeeping service

Extra Beds are available based on availability $35.00 per night/$245 per week

Baby Cribs are available based on availability $15.00 per night/$105 per week

Riu Palace Aruba is an Interval Internation resort. Interval International operates membership programs for vacationers and provides value-added services to its clients worldwide. Based in Miami, Florida, the company has been a pioneer and innovator in serving the vacation ownership market for more than 34 years. Today, Interval has an exchange network of more than 2,500 resorts in over 75 nations. Through offices in 14 countries, Interval offers high-quality products and benefits to resort clients and approximately 2 million families who are enrolled in various membership programs. Interval is an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IILG), a leading global provider of membership and leisure services to the vacation industry.

Interval provides its members — vacation owners from around the world — with comprehensive exchange services and a variety of other exciting benefits that offer value and convenience at home and on the road.

Membership is limited to owners at Interval-affiliated resorts. And while the properties are not owned or managed by Interval International, they all must meet Interval’s criteria for quality.

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